MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — City Councilwoman Michelle Robles will take a leave of absence due to health issues. This follows a number of absences from council meetings and work sessions. Robles has been present at seven out of the last 13 meetings, according to the City Clerk’s office.
“I hope that she will take the time off and come back as an ever-more valued member,” Councilwoman Kyoko Matsumoto Wright said.
Councilman John Zambrano, the lone dissenting vote, pointed out that he could not support a leave of absence with pay until council was presented with documentation akin to a doctor’s note. “We all have personal problems. I take serious my representation of the people who elected me,” he said.
“Three years ago we did give her a leave,” Mayor Jerry Smith said. “This is the last one I will give her.”
Council ultimately approved Robles’ request. Her leave of absence will run through June 1.
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